Salutations from the Dominican Republic

[tocaco]

Hi BOTL,

My name is Victor and I've been smoking cigars for six month now. Always read the forum but never registered till today. I live in the DR, home to many great cigars. Big fan of Padron, LFD and Liga Privada. Ironically we make a huge amount of cigars in the DR but most are for export and the ones that are available in the country are very limited. Sometimes I have to track some dominican made cigars online just to try them. Hopefully this will change with time. The #botl of DR is probably one of the main reasons I kept smoking cigars after trying it. How brothers would call and even share cigars with me, made me feel really welcomed to the cigar life. I'm sure it is the same with the online community.

Today I'll smoke a Padron 80 years maduro to celebrate the brotherhood.
Smoke on,

Victor aka. tocaco

 

[nystogiesmoker22]

Welcome! Glad you joined. It's funny you say it's harder to get cigars from the DR while living there. I would of thought the opposite.


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[mdwest]

Welcome Victor!

 

[tocaco]

Thanks! That is mainly because the cigar manufacture buildings are in zones where they pay no taxes and cigars are usually shipped out. To be able to sell them, they must pay import tax, which in the DR is pretty high. Government was supposed to be working on a bill to make lower or eliminate export zone taxes. Still waiting on that!

 

[Chief StrongLeaf]

Welcome to BotL
you picked a nice cigar to celebrate with

 

[Clint]

Welcome!
May your stay here be long and enjoyable....Just like a great cigar

 

[UpInSmoke]

Welcome homie

 

[tocaco]

Thanks!

 

[apaniagua]

Tocaco, welcome. Glad to see you around here!

Por fin otro smoker miembro del foro!

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[JayJay]

:welcome: from NJ!

 

[tocaco]

Tocaco, welcome. Glad to see you around here!

Por fin otro smoker miembro del foro!

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Gracias. What a smoke that Padrón 80 Years Maduro. Couldn't upload the picture because I don't have enough post yet!

 

[SDShark]

Welcome Victor! :waving:

 

[mcroom]

Hello Victor and :welcome: from TN, USA. We are glad to have you join us. I know you will enjoy our brotherhood here.

 

[Incognito_T]

Welcome brother! Ill always be partial to a Fuente which come from your neck of the woods!


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[derwood]

Welcome to the forum brother!

 

[Argus17]

Great celebration cigar, Victor. Welcome to the board. I always thought it would "cigar paradise" living in the DR, but am surprised to hear that your cigar choices are limited. Hopefully that will change.